Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez is a stunning examination of ambition, desire, and the struggles of growing up. Xochitl joins us to talk about healing through writing, living through your twenties, finding community, creativity, The Great Gatsby and more with cohost Isabelle McConville.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Isabelle McConville and mixed by Harry Liang.

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Featured Books (Episode): Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago White Teeth by Zadie Smith The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz The World According to Garp by John Irving One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer